Environmental Health Administrator I - Food Safety

About the Role

This is administrative, management, and professional work in planning, directing, and coordinating environmental health activities. The role involves providing consultative services to community and business groups, county health officials, and other regional agencies regarding environmental health conditions. Supervision may be exercised over subordinate supervisory and professional environmental specialists.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, directs, and coordinates environmental health staff and program activities, including supervising professional environmental health specialists responsible for inspection and enforcement of public health environmental laws.
• Plans, develops, directs, and coordinates a major phase of the environmental health program, such as good sanitation and institutions and camps on a county-wide basis.
• Develops plans and procedures for conducting environmental health studies and surveys and directs field investigations.
• Consults with and advises community officials, commercial and individual groups, and volunteer agencies regarding environmental health activities within their jurisdiction.
• Develops methods and procedures to aid in community planning and program development, participates in workshops and institutes, and speaks before groups regarding the prevention and correction of environmental health problems.
• Determines the priority of environmental health programs in a region relative to community needs, demands, budget, and available personnel.
• Initiates and directs actions to secure compliance with public health laws and regulations pertaining to environmental health.
• Conducts environmental health staff conferences to interpret policies and procedures and participates in orientation and in-service training activities.
• Supervises the maintenance of records, prepares reports, initiates correspondence, and replies to inquiries.
• Responds to public health emergencies as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with major coursework in biological sciences, sanitary sciences, chemistry, or related fields, and four (4) years of professional environmental health work, including one (1) year in a supervisory or management capacity.
• OR Master’s Degree in Public Health with a concentration in Environmental Health or related field, and three (3) years of professional environmental health work, including one (1) year in a supervisory or management/administrative capacity.
• OR Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the principles, techniques, and practices of environmental sanitation.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations relating to public health sanitation.
• Knowledge of the application of chemical and biological sciences to environmental sanitation.
• Knowledge of social and health problems in the community.
• Skill in supervisory tasks, office management, project planning, team building, training, interpersonal communication, file management, public health, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to plan, develop, and direct programs and surveys.
• Ability to plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the work of others.
• Ability to provide training to staff personnel.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with public and private groups and individuals.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
• Ability to travel to and from work locations and respond to public health emergencies.

Skills

• Supervisory Skills
• Office Management
• Project Planning
• Team Building
• Training
• Interpersonal Communication
• File Management
• Public Health
• Microsoft Office

Benefits

• Paid holidays, personal days, vacation, and sick leave.
• Medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements are met.

Pay

Hourly: $27.86 | Annual: $57,956.00

Residency Requirement: Allegheny County within 1 year.

Veterans' Preference: Will be awarded to eligible candidates.